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OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues takes part in opening of Women's Resource Centres in southern Armenia

Publishing date: 2 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Gender equality
KAPAN, Armenia, 2 October 2009- The OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Jamila Seftaoui helped open OSCE-supported Women's Resource Centres in southern Armenia today that aim to support women's active participation in the region's social...

Annual OSCE human rights conference opens with calls for improved implementation of international standards

Publishing date: 28 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 28 September 2009- The OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Europe's largest human rights and democracy conference, opened today with calls on governments to increase efforts to adhere to the commitments they have undertaken...

Number of women in OSCE senior positions up, but gender equality challenges remain, finds report

Publishing date: 24 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
VIENNA, 24 September 2009- The OSCE has made strides in promoting gender equality and mainstreaming gender in its programmes and projects but further work is needed, found a report presented to the OSCE's participating States today...

OSCE Centre in Ashgabat supports new domestic violence hotline

Publishing date: 7 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Gender equality
ASHGABAT, 7 September 2009- A domestic violence hotline initiated and supported by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat opened officially in Turkmenistan today...

OSCE Office in Tajikistan holds roundtable discussion on protecting women and children

Publishing date: 20 August 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Gender equality
DUSHANBE, 20 August 2009- A roundtable discussion on setting up a comprehensive legal and social structure to protect women victims of violence and establishing co-operation mechanisms was held in Dushanbe today...

OSCE Office co-organizes study tour on combating violence against women for Tajik officials

Publishing date: 23 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Gender equality
VIENNA, 23 July 2009- High-ranking governmental officials from Tajikistan concluded an OSCE Office-supported study tour to Vienna on combating violence against women today...

OSCE Centre in Ashgabat announces photo contest

Publishing date: 21 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Democratization, Environmental activities, Conflict prevention and resolution, Gender equality
ASHGABAT, 21 July 2009- The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat launched a photo contest today to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. The contest, which aims to raise awareness of several security aspects promoted by the Centre, has the following themes...